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Ted Brown

Seattle City Light | Energy Management Analyst Supervisor

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Track C: Decarbonization and Electrification Strategies

Session C2: Advancing Industrial Energy Innovation

March 12, 2026 | 10:00 am - 10:30 am

Efficiency in Industrial Refrigeration

Industrial refrigeration systems can often be optimized at low to moderate cost to reduce electricity consumption without affecting production. This session will highlight common opportunities and share several recent examples from Seattle‑area facilities where targeted improvements led to significant energy savings and utility incentives that helped fund the upgrades.

Speaker Bio

Ted Brown, is an Energy Management Analyst Supervisor in Seattle City Light’s Customer Energy Solutions Division. He supervises a team of EMA’s responsible for delivering commercial energy efficiency projects for the utility. Ted has worked for City Light since 2008 in key customer and efficiency program management roles.
Ted is accredited as Certified Energy Manager by the Association of Energy Engineers. He holds of BA in Economics from the University of Cincinnati and has led facility optimization and utility energy efficiency programs for over 20 years.